A Body in the Backyard

A Body in the Backyard

Author: Elizabeth Spann Craig

Publisher: Elizabeth Spann Craig

Published: 2012-10-27

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0983920850

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It’s just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover - until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn’t cut and dried - the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle’s garden gnomes. Myrtle’s friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne... reluctantly admitting he’s a cousin. Charles wasn’t the sort of relative you bragged about - he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone’s focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer... before she’s pushing up daisies, herself.


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Download or read book A Body in the Backyard written by Elizabeth Spann Craig and published by Elizabeth Spann Craig . This book was released on 2012-10-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s just an ordinary day for octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover - until her yardman discovers a dead body planted in her backyard. This death isn’t cut and dried - the victim was bashed in the head with one of Myrtle’s garden gnomes. Myrtle’s friend Miles recognizes the body and identifies him as Charles Clayborne... reluctantly admitting he’s a cousin. Charles wasn’t the sort of relative you bragged about - he was a garden variety sleaze, which is very likely why he ended up murdered. As Myrtle starts digging up dirt to nip the killings in the bud, someone’s focused on scaring her off the case. Myrtle vows to find the murderer... before she’s pushing up daisies, herself.


The Body in the Backyard

The Body in the Backyard

Author: Hollis Shiloh

Publisher: Spare Words Press

Published: 2017-09-13

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13:

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Clarence Collin is pushing up daisies—in Abe's bed of zinnias! When the caustic critic of a TV gardening show winds up murdered in Abe's well-groomed backyard, both Abe and his hunky-but-irritating neighbor Gregory might be on the suspect list. Abe starts amateur sleuthing in self-defense...and to spend time with Gregory. When the two green thumbs look into their neighborhood's dirty little secrets, who knows what they'll dig up? A cozy gay mystery 51,000 words


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Download or read book The Body in the Backyard written by Hollis Shiloh and published by Spare Words Press. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clarence Collin is pushing up daisies—in Abe's bed of zinnias! When the caustic critic of a TV gardening show winds up murdered in Abe's well-groomed backyard, both Abe and his hunky-but-irritating neighbor Gregory might be on the suspect list. Abe starts amateur sleuthing in self-defense...and to spend time with Gregory. When the two green thumbs look into their neighborhood's dirty little secrets, who knows what they'll dig up? A cozy gay mystery 51,000 words


The Backyard Parables

The Backyard Parables

Author: Margaret Roach

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2013-01-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1455518239

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Margaret Roach has been harvesting thirty years of backyard parables-deceptively simple, instructive stories from a life spent digging ever deeper-and has distilled them in this memoir along with her best tips for garden making, discouraging all manner of animal and insect opponents, at-home pickling, and more. After ruminating on the bigger picture in her memoir And I Shall Have Some Peace There, Margaret Roach has returned to the garden, insisting as ever that we must garden with both our head and heart, or as she expresses it, with "horticultural how-to and woo-woo." In The Backyard Parables, Roach uses her fundamental understanding of the natural world, philosophy, and life to explore the ways that gardening saved and instructed her, and meditates on the science and spirituality of nature, reminding her readers and herself to keep on digging.


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Download or read book The Backyard Parables written by Margaret Roach and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Roach has been harvesting thirty years of backyard parables-deceptively simple, instructive stories from a life spent digging ever deeper-and has distilled them in this memoir along with her best tips for garden making, discouraging all manner of animal and insect opponents, at-home pickling, and more. After ruminating on the bigger picture in her memoir And I Shall Have Some Peace There, Margaret Roach has returned to the garden, insisting as ever that we must garden with both our head and heart, or as she expresses it, with "horticultural how-to and woo-woo." In The Backyard Parables, Roach uses her fundamental understanding of the natural world, philosophy, and life to explore the ways that gardening saved and instructed her, and meditates on the science and spirituality of nature, reminding her readers and herself to keep on digging.


Body in the Backyard

Body in the Backyard

Author: Manjula Padmanabhan

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 938762563X

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Since the discovery of a decaying corpse in their backyard, the members of the Bajaj family have experienced a host of emotions from shock to disgust to exasperation to fury. But when the young CID officer Vasant arrives at the crime scene, he can immediately tell that the Bajaj family may not be as innocent as they seem. However, seeing as Mr Bajaj is the additional secretary to revenue and has a meeting with the prime minister in a couple of hours, Vasant has no option but to speed up his investigation. But he is not worried. The "still alive" corpse has just started talking and Vasant is all ears. Subversive, exciting, and revealing, with a twist you actually won't be ready for, Manjula Padmanathan's Body in the Backyard is as compelling as it is well-written.


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Download or read book Body in the Backyard written by Manjula Padmanabhan and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the discovery of a decaying corpse in their backyard, the members of the Bajaj family have experienced a host of emotions from shock to disgust to exasperation to fury. But when the young CID officer Vasant arrives at the crime scene, he can immediately tell that the Bajaj family may not be as innocent as they seem. However, seeing as Mr Bajaj is the additional secretary to revenue and has a meeting with the prime minister in a couple of hours, Vasant has no option but to speed up his investigation. But he is not worried. The "still alive" corpse has just started talking and Vasant is all ears. Subversive, exciting, and revealing, with a twist you actually won't be ready for, Manjula Padmanathan's Body in the Backyard is as compelling as it is well-written.


Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Author: John Berendt

Publisher: Random House

Published: 1994-01-13

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0679429220

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.


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Download or read book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil written by John Berendt and published by Random House. This book was released on 1994-01-13 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic of true crime, set in a most beguiling Southern city—now in a 30th anniversary edition with a new afterword by the author “Elegant and wicked . . . might be the first true-crime book that makes the reader want to book a bed and breakfast for an extended weekend at the scene of the crime.”—The New York Times Book Review Shots rang out in Savannah’s grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. In this sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative, John Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman’s Card Club; the turbulent young gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the “soul of pampered self-absorption”; the uproariously funny drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young people dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience.


Who's Buried in the Garden?

Who's Buried in the Garden?

Author: Ray Villareal

Publisher: Arte Publico Press

Published: 2009-05-31

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1558856218

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Even though he knows his best friend Artie is a liar, when the coincidences start to add up, seventh-grader Joshua starts to believe that there might be merit to his friend's idea of a body buried in the neighbor's yard.


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Download or read book Who's Buried in the Garden? written by Ray Villareal and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009-05-31 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though he knows his best friend Artie is a liar, when the coincidences start to add up, seventh-grader Joshua starts to believe that there might be merit to his friend's idea of a body buried in the neighbor's yard.


In the Cow's Backyard

In the Cow's Backyard

Author: Alma Flor Ada

Publisher: Santillana USA Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 9781560142751

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An ant shares the cow's comfortable hammock with a series of ever larger animal friends


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Download or read book In the Cow's Backyard written by Alma Flor Ada and published by Santillana USA Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1991 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ant shares the cow's comfortable hammock with a series of ever larger animal friends


Backyard Detective

Backyard Detective

Author:

Publisher: Scholastic

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780439174787

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Describes a variety of animals and insects that can be found close to home and offers tips on how to observe them.


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Download or read book Backyard Detective written by and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 2002 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes a variety of animals and insects that can be found close to home and offers tips on how to observe them.


Backyard Bones

Backyard Bones

Author: Nancy Lynn Jarvis

Publisher:

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780982113523

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Santa Cruz, California, real estate agent Regan McHenry is back with her husband, Tom and their friend, police ombudsman, Dave. Someone murdered a girl on her seventeenth birthday. The body has been buried where one was found just weeks before. Regan must sift through the secrets surrounding this young girl and why someone would want to kill her.


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Download or read book Backyard Bones written by Nancy Lynn Jarvis and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santa Cruz, California, real estate agent Regan McHenry is back with her husband, Tom and their friend, police ombudsman, Dave. Someone murdered a girl on her seventeenth birthday. The body has been buried where one was found just weeks before. Regan must sift through the secrets surrounding this young girl and why someone would want to kill her.


Bodies in the Back Garden - True Stories of Brutal Murders Close to Home

Bodies in the Back Garden - True Stories of Brutal Murders Close to Home

Author: Nigel Cawthorne

Publisher: Kings Road Publishing

Published: 2014-08-07

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1782199861

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There is one problem which every killer must face: how to get rid of the body Murderer Dennis Nilsen famously cooked the corpses of his victims and flushed them down the toilet, only to be caught when the sewers blocked up. But his first 12 victims were disposed of in the back garden of his previous home. Fred and Rosemary West buried the bodies of three of their victims in the back garden. Milwaukee cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer began his murderous career scattering human remains in the backyard of his parents' home in Bath, Ohio. Convicted killer Peter Tobin went back on trial after two more bodies were found in the back garden of his former home. And grisly granny Dorothea Puente murdered lodgers at her boarding house in Sacramento, California, dispatching them to the backyard while continuing to cash their Social Security checks. This book explores these and many other cases that suggest that, whatever the motive for murder, the back garden is a convenient place to dump the corpse.


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Download or read book Bodies in the Back Garden - True Stories of Brutal Murders Close to Home written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by Kings Road Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is one problem which every killer must face: how to get rid of the body Murderer Dennis Nilsen famously cooked the corpses of his victims and flushed them down the toilet, only to be caught when the sewers blocked up. But his first 12 victims were disposed of in the back garden of his previous home. Fred and Rosemary West buried the bodies of three of their victims in the back garden. Milwaukee cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer began his murderous career scattering human remains in the backyard of his parents' home in Bath, Ohio. Convicted killer Peter Tobin went back on trial after two more bodies were found in the back garden of his former home. And grisly granny Dorothea Puente murdered lodgers at her boarding house in Sacramento, California, dispatching them to the backyard while continuing to cash their Social Security checks. This book explores these and many other cases that suggest that, whatever the motive for murder, the back garden is a convenient place to dump the corpse.